Seriously. Blake. When will you retire?

This guy is deluded. With everything going on, who cares about the townhall meeting. What a complete waste of time and inappropriate time to hold one. Everyone has more to worry about than a meeting that will be full of the same rubbish. A fake sob... —  read more 

Blake will retire effective Dec 1st. Byrd to take over. Announcement will take place in weeks to come

NASA has just launched a rocked over DQE to look for signs of life in the Machine Shop...

I wonder how the two machine shop supervisors feel knowing brxxt is going to bump them out of new positions , they must be p-ss-d. Why on earth are they even wanting to stay and allow that . Get used to 35000 a year boys on your machinist rates.

Another 10% to be announced next Townhall

What do folk think the future of Aberdeen is really ?

40 next year and most of the people that made it happen will not be there to mark the mile stone. Chronology Key Dates 1981 Dril-Quip is founded in Texas by four partners.1983 The company forms a European division in Aberdeen... —  read more 

I’m currently up for redundancy, in my group I’m the only one on a contract that ends soon. Everyone else is on a permanent contract. Question is am I likely to get let go as the rest of the guys are permanent? And if that is the case should I... —  read more 

Imagine being left in that place , we the snakes and brown nosers . I’m so glad I took the voluntary, as I couldn’t bare it. It will be like a reptile enclosure at the zoo .

As per usual a post was removed that brought corporate managements ability in to question even though no names were mentioned nor did it break any of the forums rules. I hope corporate managers read this. If you aren't prepared to be questioned... —  read more 

Who hates this place and would be happy to be laid off?

I’m so happy I’ve left that dump! What a toxic horrible place , so many good guys but run by twisted amateurs. Glad the everyone seen what they are really like

Do we know the details yet?

Look at what’s left in that place , all the c-ap of the day ! Any decent operators have left . Corrupt again as supervisors going to be taking machinists jobs .

Lot of folk commenting on here not sure why a once great company is suddenly deciding to retrench and go back thirty years and turn itself back into purely wellheads and pipe (they won’t manage to sell trees if Houston are the base). They engaged... —  read more 

Has proserv hired who they want to hire or are they taking more? Are we going to be returning trucks soon?

To all my colleagues in the Aberdeen m/c shop. It has filtered through to Huston how many people have asked for voluntary redundancies. Someone close to Blake has said that Blake is furious and embarrassed about why so many people want away and that... —  read more 

Supervisor has been on a borer op's case for a couple of weeks now and also has previous history. Supervisor wanted to discuss it in his office but operator wanted to discuss it with HR and the supervisor refused.

Can anyone that has put in for voluntary confirm what the sctual severance is? I hear it is 8 weeks regardless of length of service plus 45 days consultation/notice

I guarantee you the dream team are bricking it,they will say nothing to worry about but I assure you with accordance to the dignity at work they do. Meetings start next week where you have nothing to lose so guys are going to let HR know exactly what... —  read more 

Machine shop are pathetic. When payoffs were announced you lot were on here saying you wont be touched and are the elite hahahahaha look at the lot of you little creatures now

Any news on further layoffs in Singapore. Not many orders in or on the horizon. No Surface wellhead orders no machinists

Watch men , some are telling others they have put in for voluntary redundancy but are lying . Trying everything they can to hang onto jobs due to being ancient . We had this problem last time with a certain someone . He thinks he is clever but we... —  read more 

https://seekingalpha.com/article/4357593-dril-quip-covidminus-19-headwinds-may-not-be-priced-in

Until the entire upper management and executives are removed from the company and replaced with competent leadership this place is doomed. They are the root of all of our problems. How badly do you have to screw up here if you are in the top... —  read more 

Does anyone from other departments know how badly machinists are treated by the mob ? Does anyone else see what happens ?

I believe you will find that every person, including management want out. The only reason there is not a mass exodus is the current state of the job market. If there is a pick up, which won’t happen any time soon then most will leave. The writing is... —  read more 

It would be best for everyone if the place just closed .

Going around talking about work efficiency! As if anybody cares about the sinking ship only desperate saddo’s who are terrified to have the shackles removed from the masters. All the top machinists have asked for voluntary redundancy so gd luck with... —  read more 

The ones in question that have been removed are certainly no where near as bad as ones that have been left on here for weeks and are still on here. It seems DQ must be asking or getting help for certain posts to be removed. Especially ones where they... —  read more 

https://www.energyvoice.com/oilandgas/north-sea/249482/dril-quip-poised-to-sack-scores-of-north-east-workers/

IT manager was ask to go today

Just in case anyone fancies biscuit packing as a career.

So what’s the latest news with Aberdeen? Offshore worker here with absolutely no idea what’s happening

As we all know most of the old guardians are gone the the rest are submissive. time to forge a new path. Released from the irons of old school. The direction taken now will be to lead the oil patch in innovative creative and productive ideas in... —  read more 

Fresh off the gossip column with someone highly positioned: Blake’s contract will not be renewed past this December. Byrd will be declared CEO presumptive August time frame.

https://www.globenewswire.com/news-release/2020/06/24/2053009/0/en/Dril-Quip-and-Proserv-Group-Announce-Strategic-Agreement.html